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101 Most Innovative Canada Based Oil and Gas Companies & Startups

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This article showcases our top picks for the best Canada based Oil and Gas companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Oil and Gas industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.

We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.

We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:

  • Innovation
    • Innovative ideas
    • Innovative route to market
    • Innovative product
  • Growth
    • Exceptional growth
    • Exceptional growth strategy
  • Management
  • Societal impact

Top Canada Oil and Gas Startups

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Enbridge

Enbridge

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Enbridge is a energy distribution company that provides distribution, gathering, processing and storage of natural gas.

Hydrostor

Hydrostor

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Hydrostor is a developer of Advanced Compressed Air Energy Storage (A-CAES), a long-duration, emission-free, cost-effective energy storage.

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Pembina

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Pembina Pipeline is a reliable energy transportation and service provider.

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Validere

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Validere builds software and hardware solutions that improve visibility and trust in oil testing.

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Avanti Energy

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Avanti Energy focuses on the business of exploration and acquisition of the oil and gas business.

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Ballard Power Systems

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Ballard Power Systems develops and sells hydrogen fuel cell products primarily in United States, Canada, Japan and Germany.

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Parkland Fuel Corporation

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Our mission is to be the partner of choice for our customers and suppliers.

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GHGSat

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GHGSat’s mission is to become the global reference for remote sensing of greenhouse gas

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SkyX

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SkyX is a Canadian company that delivers unique, actionable, long range aerial data to infrastructure asset companies globally.

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Crescent Point Energy

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Crescent Point Energy is an independent exploration and production company that produces oil and gas.

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Lithium Americas

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Lithium Americas is engaged in the exploration and evaluation of lithium, potassium, and other mineral resources in South America.

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Terrestrial Energy

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Terrestrial Energy is deploying advanced reactor power plants based on the Molten Salt Reactor.

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EnerCare

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EnerCare, they believe that intelligent energy solutions can benefit everyone.

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Just Energy

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Just Energy specializes in electricity and natural gas commodities, energy efficiency solutions, and renewable energy options.

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Xebec Adsorption

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Xebec provides gas purification and filtration solutions for the natural gas, field gas, biogas, helium, and hydrogen markets.

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Irving Oil

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Irving Oil is a privately-owned energy and marketing company.

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Enerplus

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North American Energy Producer

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Crux OCM

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Crux OCM utilizes AI and real-time optimization to enable autonomous operation of major oil and gas assets.

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Seven Generations Energy

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Seven Generations Energy develops oil and gas resources in Canada and the United States.

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PetroShale

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PetroShale is an oil company.

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Birchcliff Energy

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Birchcliff Energy Ltd. is a Calgary, Alberta based intermediate oil and gas company.

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MEG Energy

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MEG Energy is a Canadian oil sands company focused on sustainable in situ development and production in the southern Athabasca oil sands.

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Cold Bore Technology

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Cold Bore develops technology for fracking companies that provides transformative insight into both surface and downhole operations.

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INGU

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INGU offers an operating system for pipeline integrity and performance.

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SECURE Energy Services

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SECURE provides safe, innovative, efficient and environmentally responsible fluids and solids solutions to the oil and gas industry.

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Aimsio

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Aimsio improves managerial, operational, and financial processes by strengthening communications between the office and the job site.

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P&P Optica

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P&P Optica combines in-line smart imaging technology with data analytics in a novel way to help ensure the food they eat is safer.

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Gran Tierra Energy

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Gran Tierra Energy is a company focused on oil and gas exploration and production in Colombia and Ecuador.

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Greenlane Renewables

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Greenlane is a pioneer in the rapidly emerging renewable natural gas (RNG) market.

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Sherritt International

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A company’s business interests include nickel and cobalt mining, oil and gas exploration and production, and electricity generation.

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Proton Technologies

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Proton Technologies produces hydrogen with zero emissions and keep the carbon in the ground.

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Keyera

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Keyera is one of the largest midstream operators in Canada.

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Spartan Energy Corp.

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Spartan Energy Corp. is an oil and gas company.

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North American Helium

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North American Helium is an energy oil and gas company located in Calgary.

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AltaGas Ltd

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AltaGas’ vision is to be a leading North American energy infrastructure company.

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Interface Fluidics

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Interface Fluidics is an international technology company offering innovative reservoir fluid analysis services.

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Steel Reef Infrastructure

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Steel Reef is a privately held mid-stream company targeting strategic small and mid-sized infrastructure projects.

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Tidewater Midstream and Infrastructure

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Tidewater Midstream and Infrastructure is dedicated to the purchase,sale, and transportation of natural gas liquids.

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Chrysalix Venture Capital

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Chrysalix is an early-stage industrial innovation venture capital firm.

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Touchstone Exploration

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Touchstone Exploration is an upstream oil and gas company focused on exploration and development of its oil and gas properties.

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Parex Resources

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Parex Resources Inc. is an oil and gas exploration and production company.

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Peyto Exploration & Development

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Peyto Exploration & Development Corp is an explorer and producer of uncoventional natural gas in Alberta’s Deep Basin.

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Pipestone Energy

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Pipestone Energy Corp is an oil & gas exploration & production company that aims the exploration of condensate-rich Montney assets.

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Black Diamond Group

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Black Diamond has built a solid track record by providing innovative solutions using modular buildings, support equipment and surface.

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Trinidad Drilling

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Trinidad Drilling is focused on providing modern, reliable, expertly designed drilling rigs, operated by well-trained personnel.

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Surge Energy

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An oil focused E&P company that has a high quality crude oil reserve, production and cash flow base.

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Hifi Engineering

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Hifi Engineering develops robust, high fidelity monitoring systems for the purpose of licensing to oil and gas service companies.

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BDATA Solutions Inc

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We provide Digital Twin platform along with patent Blockchain IoT (BIoT) SDK for Simcards, IoT Gateway, PLC, SCADA etc.

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Frontera Energy Corporation

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Frontera Energy explorer and producer of natural gas and crude oil.

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Ikkuma Resources Corp

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Ikkuma Resources Corp is a diversified junior public oil and gas company.

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Vesta Energy

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Vesta Energy is a privately owned oil and gas company focused on the development of commercial shale oil properties.

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Velvet Energy

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Velvet Energy is an energy exploration company that explores for, develops, acquires, and produces crude oil and natural gas in Canada.

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EverGen Infrastructure

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EverGen acquire, develop, build, own and operate a portfolio of Renewable Natural Gas, waste to energy, and related infrastructure projects.

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Ideon Technologies

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Ideon Technologies is a world pioneer in the application of cosmic-ray muon tomography.

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FREDsense

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FREDsense is changing the way we think about water monitoring – bringing it out of the lab and into the hands of those who need it.

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Beyond Energy Services And Technology

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Beyond Energy Services & Technology is a provider of managed pressure drilling and drilling fluids services.

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Raging River Exploration

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Raging River Exploration Inc. is a junior oil and gas producer currently focused in the Kindersley area of Saskatchewan.

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McCoy Global

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McCoy Global provides innovative products and services to the global energy industry.

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Black Swan Energy

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Black Swan Energy is an oil and gas exploration and production company operating in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin.

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Woodland Biofuels

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To produce cellulosic ethanol from waste biomass, such as wood chips and agricultural waste.

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EnviCore

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EnviCore is an R&D company that specializes in developing technologies that are essential for improving natural resource development.

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Superior Plus

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Superior Plus goal is to provide long-term stable dividends and premium returns to shareholders through value-based growth in core assets.

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Valent Low-Carbon Technologies

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Valent Low-Carbon is an industrial technology development company focused emerging renewable fuels and refining process innovations.

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Ceiba Energy Services

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Ceiba provides specialized services to the energy sector, specifically to companies involved in the exploration, extraction and production.

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DarkVision Technologies

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New ultrasound-based imaging technology for delivering ultra-high resolution 3D models of oil and gas wells.

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Cataleya Energy

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Cataleya Energy is a firm focused on oil exploration.

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Africa Oil Corp

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Africa Oil is a Canadian oil and gas company with assets in Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia.

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Intelligent Wellhead Systems

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Intelligent Wellhead Systems provides proprietary and unique surface control systems for the oil and gas industry.

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Source Energy Services

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Source Energy Services is an integrated supplier and distributor of high quality proppants in Western Canada and the United States

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Blackbird Energy Inc

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Blackbird Energy is an emerging oil and gas exploration company focused on the liquids-rich Montney fairway.

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Saguaro Resources

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Saguaro Resources focuses on the exploration, acquisition, and development of tight oil and liquid rich gas fairways.

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Acceleware

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Acceleware Ltd. is a Calgary-based software development company,

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Entrec

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ENTREC is a leading provider of heavy lift and heavy haul services with offerings encompassing crane services, heavy haul transportation,

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Kanata Energy Group

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Kanata Energy Group Ltd is an oil and gas energy management company located in Calgary.

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Strad Energy Services

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Strad Energy Services is a provider of energy services and solutions.

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Tourmaline

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Tourmaline operates as an intermediate crude oil and natural gas exploration and production.

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Centaurus Energy

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Centaurus Energy is a based, international upstream oil and gas company.

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Eddyfi

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Eddyfi is a provider of electromagnetic inspection technologies.

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EnerPure

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EnerPure is a cleantech energy company that recycles waste petroleum into a clean source of fuel and energy.

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EBI

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EBI offers integrated waste management, is a green energy producer and, has one of the largest fleets of natural gas trucks in Quebec.

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ReFuel Mobile

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ReFuel Mobile is a mobile application for ordering fuel for a car.

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NuVista Energy

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NuVista is an oil and natural gas company engaged in the exploration, development, and production of oil and natural gas reserves.

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Flyscan

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Flyscan develops automated, airborne, leak and threat detection services for oil and gas pipeline operators.

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Yangarra Resources

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Yangarra Resources is a junior oil and gas company engaged in the exploration, development, and production of natural gas and oil.

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Leucrotta Exploration

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Leucrotta Exploration is an oil and natural gas exploration and development company.

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Gear Energy

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Gear Energy engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of petroleum and natural gas properties.

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Razor Energy

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Razor is a pivotal leading-edge enterprise

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Canbriam Energy

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Canbriam Energy Inc. is a private intermediate exploration and production company.

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Chronos Resources

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Chronos Resources is a private oil and gas exploration company, focused on light oil and natural gas.

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8Sigma Energy Services

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8Sigma Energy Services provides multi-stage hydraulic fracturing technology.

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Marsa Energy

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Marsa Energy engages in the exploration, development, and production of oil and natural gas properties.

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FLITE Material Sciences Corp.

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Surface engineering that gives ordinary materials extraordinary abilities

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Direct-C

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Direct-C has developed a proprietary, polymer nano-composite platform technology.

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Africa Energy

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Africa Energy is a Canadian oil and gas company with exploration assets in South Africa and Namibia.

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Critical Control

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Critical Control provides data management and measurement solutions for the oil & gas industry.

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Le Groupe Harnois inc

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Le Groupe Harnois inc Specializes in the sale of wholesale and retail petroleum products, lubricants and speciality products.

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Westbrick

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Westbrick is a private oil and gas company with current operations in the greater Pembina area of Alberta.

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Canadoil Forge

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Canadoil Forge is a manufacturer of customized pipes, fittings, and tailor engineered piping solutions.

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Long Run Exploration

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Long Run Exploration is a private Calgary-based intermediate oil and natural gas company focused on light oil development and exploration.

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Strategic Oil & Gas

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Strategic Oil & Gas is an emerging junior oil and gas company that explores and develops oil and gas properties.

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Spur Petroleum

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Spur Resources has oil and gas assets in Alberta and Saskatchewan and is well-regarded for its operating efficiencies

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